More than 18 years of development and the study of results from research with this music, form the basis for the creation of MusiCure, and today the music is used in a variety of different types of treatment and research projects in many countries.

In recent years, MusiCure Nature films has also been used as stimulus in scientific studies with children after day surgery at Odense University Hospital, with very positive results.

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Internationally published research articles

Since 2003, independent researchers and professional therapists from several countries have completed medical studies with MusiCure.

The results of these studies and controlled trials are currently published in several international medical journals, including: Heart & Lung - The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Pediatric Anesthesia m. fl.

◆ In general - Increased sense of calmness, well-being, motivation and inspiration

Research in the effect of music has been carried out with control groups and includes both quantitative and qualitative studies, subjective questionnaire and interview surveys, as well as purely physiological measurements on the patients.

Internationally published research articles with MusiCure

1. Music interventions in patients during coronary angiographic procedures: A randomized controlled study of the effect on patients anxiety and well-being. by Birgit P. Weeks, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA, and Ulrica Nilsson, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and Centre for Health Care Sciences, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden. Published in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (2010)

4 Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial Author: Ulrica Nilsson Assisting Professor, RNA and PhD at the Centre for Health Care Sciences at Örebro University Sweden. Published in Journal of Clinical Nursing (2009)

6. The effect of music intervention in stress response to cardiac surgery in - a randomized clinical trial. Author: Ulrica Nilsson Professor, RNA and PhD at the Centre for Health Care Sciences at Örebro University Sweden. Published in Heart & Lung  The journal of Acute and Critical Care (2008)

9. Meaning, Power and Exoticism in Medicinal Music: A Case Study of MusiCure in Denmark Author: Tore Tvarnø Lind  Tore Tvarnø Lind is Assistant Professor in ethnomusicology at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen.2.November 2007. Published in Ethnomusicology Forum 2007.

10. Specially selected music in the cardiac laboratoryan important tool for improvement of the wellbeing of patients. Authors: Gøtzsche B, Henriksen BB, Pedersbaek G, Thomsen I. Published in European journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (2003)

14. The effect of music intervention in relation to gender during coronary angiographic procedures: a randomized clinical trial. Authors: Nilsson U, Lindell L, Eriksson A, Kellerth T. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden. Published in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (2009)

Review articles:

15. Music as an aid for postoperative recovery in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis  a review article by Jenny Hole, Martin Hirsch, Elizabeth Ball and Catherine Meads. Published August 13. Published 2015 in The Lancet (with reference to 5 studies using MusiCure by Niels Eje).

3. Can music improve patients mental wellbeing perioperatively? By Marianne Jungersen, Surgical Nurse, Day surgery Department R, Ullevaal University Hospital, Norway Published in the Norwegian nurse sheet Overview 2006, and at Musica Humana Research

4. Music intervention among children with autism spectrum disorder and sleeping difficulties, By Susan Gulstad, Education Consultant, Egebakken  school for children with autism, Denmark and Dr. Per Thorgaard, Aalborg University Hospital. Published 2006

5. Music for patients in intensive care and recovery wards at Odense University Hospital Music therapy during the recovery process after major surgical procedures. By Vibeke Hansen, Specialist nurse at VITA, Odense University Hospital and Anni Nørregaard, Clinical nurse teacher, ICU V, Odense University Hospital. Published by Musica Humana 2004

6. Summary of project Ataraxia. By PhD student, music therapist, teacher Karin Schou. A project at Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, describing the effect of music on pain, nausea, well being and anxiety in a post anaesthetic care unit. Number of patients: 200 - Published November 2003 by Musica Humana

8. Reduction of anxiety in heart patients using existential psychology & music medicine

A Bachelor student project at the Danish Nursing school, by Morten Thomas Guldager. Published 2010

9. Musikkens muligheder (music options)  a bachelor project about the use of music for children with cancer, by Rose Marie Majlund Kent, Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at Copenhagen University. Published 2013

13. Medicine and Music - The use of specially designed music in Intensive Care Section 4131, Danish State Hospital Copenhagen Denmark By Lars Heslet Professor, Dr. Med. Head of ICU 4131, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Published by Musica Humana June 2003